Getty, GRID Arendal, Times Atlas of the World, 1999, Meteo, NIMA, World Gazetteer

Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):

Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and the predominance of non-agricultural workers and their families.

Administrative Population Edits and Notes:

(1) The population data was extrapolated to target years using an Oblast (administrative level 2) growth rate, calculated between the years 1993-2002, applied to 1993 Raion (administrative level 3) population figures. (2) A 5% growth rate cap was applied to select units.